COVID-19 Research Bulletin #4 | April 15, 2020

You can view last week's COVID-19 Bulletin HERE

RELATED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & UPDATES TO FUNDING:

FEDERAL FUNDING & UPDATES

 

Grant Name:

Emerging Viral Diseases and Respiratory Health

Summary: 

The Department of Defense has announced a suite of medical research tracks (through CDMRP) for COVID-related "Emerging Viral Diseases and Respiratory Health" proposals in the areas of (1) clinical trials, (2)investigator-initiated research, and (3)technology/therapeutic development

Due Dates: 

Pre-applications are due by May 28 or June 8, 2020, depending on track, with full proposals due by June 12 or June 22, 2020,


Grant Name:

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program Funding

Summary: 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA is opening a second application window for funding under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program.

Due Dates: 

July 13, 2020


FEDERAL UPDATES:

    • National Endowment for the Humanities: The NEH has published an FAQ regarding its CARES Act funding. $45 million will be open to applicants for NEH emergency relief funding. 

    • National Endowment for the Arts:The NEA has announced an official CARES Act funding mechanism through Grants.gov. 

      • All applicants must be previous National Endowment for the Arts award recipients from the past four years. Support is limited to any or all of the following: salary support, full or partial, for one or more positions that are critical to an organization’s artistic mission; fees for artists and/or contractual personnel to maintain or expand the period during which such persons would be engaged; and facilities costs such as rent and utilities. 

      • Grants are $50,000 for direct funds, or up to $250,000 for subgranting agencies. 

      • The deadline for the Grants.gov phase of the application is April 22, 2020.



NIH UPDATES

  • NIH has received emergency funding for COVID-19-related activities in two supplemental bills (available from the NIH Office of Budget website), that together provide:
    • $1.532 billion for NIAID

    • $103.4 million for NHLBI

    • $60 million for NIBIB

    • $36 million for NCATS

    • $30 million for the NIH Office of Director

    • $10 million for NIEHS

    • $10 million for NLM

  • To get funding as quickly as possible to the research community, NIH is using Urgent and Emergency competing revisions and administrative supplements to existing grant awards. This approach allows NIH to leverage resident expertise, getting additional funding to those researchers who are already working with other organisms, models, or tools so that they can quickly shift focus to the novel coronavirus. 

  • The Urgent and Emergency competing revision FOAs sound very similar. And they are, but there is an important distinction.

    • The Emergency Competitive Revision FOA can only be used for funding available for applications based on a presidentially declared disaster under the Stafford Act, a public health emergency declared by the Secretary, HHS, or other local, regional or national disaster.  This means that for COVID-19 funding, it can only be used by those NIH Institutes and Centers I listed above that received special emergency funding.

    • The Urgent Competitive Revision FOA can be used to meet immediate needs to help address a specific public health crisis in a timely manner. This vehicle is used to help address a specific public health crisis that was unforeseen when the application or progress report was submitted.

  • NIH is maintaining a list of COVID-19 specific Notices of Special Interest on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding website.

  • You can also learn more about NOSI’s in this quick 5 minute video.


 

FOUNDATIONS / CORPORATE FUNDING & UPDATES

 

Grant Name:

MIT Solve 

Summary: 

Seeking tech innovations that can slow and track the spread of an emerging outbreak, for example by improving individual hygiene, developing low-cost rapid diagnostics, analyzing data that informs decision making, and providing tools that support and protect health workers. The initial grant amount is $10,000, with the possibility for larger awards in later phases. 

Due Dates: 

June 18, 2020


Grant Name:

Fast Funding for COVID-19 Science

Summary: 

Applicants must be a PI at an academic institution; already working on a project that could help with the COVID-19 pandemic within the next six months; and in need of additional funding to complete the project. Grants are up to $500,000, and decisions are made in under 48 hours.

Due Dates: 

Applications are accepted online at any time.


Grant Name:

Merck KGaA is offering research grants

Summary: 

Stimulate innovative research in challenging areas of future importance. Grants of 100,000 to 500,000 euro (approximately $110,000 to $550,000) for up to three years are available for the focus area of pandemic preparedness and fighting new emerging viral infectious diseases. This opportunity is open to U.S.-based researchers.

Due Dates: 

August 31, 2020


Grant Name:

Providing Enhanced Medical Support for Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders

Summary: 

Individual projects of up to $250,000 will be considered for projects that leverage the utilization of innovative technology platforms for distant learning to reach the intended audience with a focus on patient outreach, medical support and telework.

Due Dates: 

June 8, 2020


FOUNDATIONS / CORPORATE UPDATES:

  • North Carolina Arts Council recently announced New Priorities for FY 20-21 Grant Programs. Read the message from the Executive Director.


 RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS & RELATED ARTICLES

Register for NASEM Forum on Postsecondary Response to COVID-19 (VIRTUAL): Over the next several weeks, the Board on Higher Education of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will be hosting a series of conversations to bring together academic, industry, government, and civic leaders across the country to understand the varied facets of what has happened so far, what is currently happening, and what is expected to happen in the weeks and months ahead. Please join us for the following afternoon virtual discussions:

  • How can and are laboratories shifting research agendas?

                 Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 3:00-4:30 ET

                 Nevan Krogan, University of California, San Francisco

                 Joe DeRisi, Chan Zuckerberg- University of California, San Francisco

                 Rebecca Cunningham, University of Michigan

                 Clyde Brown, Florida A&M University

  • How can we crowd-source scientists to improve public information?

                 Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3:00-4:30 ET

                 Emily Landon, University of Chicago 

                Tyrone Grandison, Data-Driven institute

                Shobita Parthasarathy, University of Michigan

  • How can we provide policy advice to the nation faster?

              Friday, April 17, 2020 at 3:00-4:30 ET

             Greg Millett, amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research

             Pardis Sabeti, Harvard University (Invited)

             Beth Noveck, the Governance Lab

             Gerard Clancy, University of Tulsa 





Published: Apr 24, 2020 9:51am

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